Large Viking treasure found - Submitted anonymously

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A unique silver treasure from the Viking Age was submitted to the County Administrative Board in Jönköping last week. But it has taken several years for archaeologists to get the heater to trap the treasure – a person who now risks imprisonment.

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A large silver treasure from the Viking Age has been submitted to the county board in Jönköping - finally. The silver was found, illegally, several years ago. - We are both excited and relieved, says archaeologist Anders Kraft.

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An unknown person has donated an extensive silver treasure from the Viking Age to the county administration in Jönköping. The treasure is the largest of its kind ever found in the county and consists, among other things, of a very large number of Arab silver coins. "In Jönköping county, only one comparable find has been made before and that was in the 19th century in Forsheda in Värnamo municipality. Then a farm worker found about a hundred Engl…

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The County Administrative Board has received a silver treasure from the Viking Age via an anonymous agent. The treasure consists of Arabic silver coins, jewellery, an amulet ring and cut pieces of silver. It is the largest treasure of its kind in Jönköping County.